Capt Kremin,I think you missed my point.
Cost is not an issue because the S/O is already there on the flight regardless of pax loads.
Isn't it better to have a junior pilot such as a S/O on the flight deck instead of sitting in P/C watching a movie and I'm not talking about rest breaks.How else do you get experience unless of course we are talking about wine selection
Also as said by 404 Titan three sets of eyes will always be better than two regardless of flight deck design design and you might also add 4 engines are better than two
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